Tuesday, July 7

Film producer to speak at Melnitz

Moctesuma Esparza is widely regarded as the most successful Latino independent film producer in Hollywood. Esparza has won Emmy, Clio and Golden Globe awards, been Oscar-nominated, and has produced such films as “Selena” and “Gods and Generals.” A UCLA alumnus, Esparza has also been a historic figure in the struggle for minority representation in the media industry. Read more...




State budget cuts could hurt UCLA’s reputation

Along with causing fee hikes, decreasing faculty salaries and increasing class sizes, budget cuts are expected to hurt the esteemed UCLA reputation. At a school known for being a research institution, budget cuts will mean professors teaching more and researching less ““ and less research means less visibility outside Westwood. Read more...


USAC may amend bylaws

The undergraduate government is set to vote on a significant change to their bylaws at its meeting tonight ““ a change that would extend the council’s funding to all student groups. Read more...


UCLA receives research grant

Katherine Zartman waited excitedly in the lobby of the Gonda (Golschmied) Neuroscience and Genetic Reserach Center building early Friday morning. In a few minutes, she would meet a UCLA researcher working on several psychiatric disorders, including schizophrenia ““ a disease that critically affected her son Peter nearly 15 years ago. Read more...